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French
Etymology
Variant (influenced by user) of Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilis (“usable”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ustensile m (plural ustensiles)
- utensil
1836, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter XLV, in Louis Viardot, transl., L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume I, Paris: J-J Dubochet et Cie, éditeurs, , →OCLC:Seigneur barbier, ou qui que vous soyez, sachez que je suis du même état que vous ; […] et que je connais parfaitement tous les instruments et ustensiles du métier de la barbe, sans en excepter un seul […] .- Sir barber, or whoever you might be, know that I am of the same profession as you; and that I know perfectly all the instruments and utensils of the trade of barbering, without excepting a single one .
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